Motoring Discussion > A very unusual road rage incident... Miscellaneous
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 17:39 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - R.P.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-10851311
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 18:09 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Bill Payer
Listening to the recording it sounds like the neighbour was complaining about the helicopter!

Wonder if the pilot reported it too, or if the Police investigation was prompted by the neighbours call?

I watched one of those helicopter emergency programmes a while ago and a resident berated the doctor for allowing the helicopter to land near her house in the middle of London. She took his address and said she was going to make a complaint!
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 19:00 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Iffy
'Endangering an aircraft' is an interesting charge.

It's usually used for a drunken, boorish holidaymaker who causes an in-flight punch-up.

It was also used for this drunken driver who went hurtling down the runway:

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New Tue 3 Aug 10 19:11 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Fullchat
Don't people make some sort of effort regarding appearance when they appear at court these days?
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 19:15 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Old Navy
Some have personal standards, some don't.
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 19:25 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Woodster
It takes a lot more than a drunken incident on board an aircraft to support a charge of endangering, besides which, there are 2 different 'endangering aircraft' charges. One 5 years max, the other, life. In any case, he's got to be pretty daft to grab the skids of the heli, every chance he could have got himself chopped up if the pilot hadn't handled it so well.
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 20:20 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Zero
>> Don't people make some sort of effort regarding appearance when they appear at court these
>> days?

A suit did me no favours.
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 20:23 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Old Navy
>> A suit did me no favours.
>>

I didn't realise it was actually a crime to own a Lancer. :-)
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 20:40 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - BobbyG
What are the rules of where a helicopter can land "to pick up passengers" ?
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 21:42 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Dog
>>What are the rules of where a helicopter can land "to pick up passengers" ?<<

Exactly what I was thinking,
Obviously what he did was unbelievably stupid and very, very dangerous,
but the Helicopter was on a private flight and I can just imagine the noise and debris whooshing about.
I'll wager its not the first time either.
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New Tue 3 Aug 10 20:44 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Zero
A DJ is required to drive it, such is the class.
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New Wed 4 Aug 10 09:17 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Dog
There's a bit more to this story here ~
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3080290/Fuming-chopper-attack-man-jailed.html

He looks a tad smarter too in his whistle & flute, although he still looks like he's been on the job all night.
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New Wed 4 Aug 10 09:22 
 A very unusual road rage incident... - Hard Cheese

BBC
"The court heard how Jafari grabbed one of its skid bars as the pilot tried to take off".

The Sun
"Terrified pilot Dr Mark Blokland and his three passengers feared for their lives as the 22-stone bruiser clung to the undercarriage".


Tabloids, dont you just luv em ...

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